Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111917688 - Wood Fiber

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111917688

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 01/08/1992

Site Address:
Wood Fiber
6161 Victor Road
Lodi, CA 95240

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1300, Lockford, CA 95237

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2499

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/08/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/18/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361375959

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	01/28/1992	01/08/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	4070 A	01/28/1992	02/04/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	25100004	01/28/1992	02/04/1992	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 958892

Event: 12/12/1991

Employee's hand injured when caught by saw

Employee #1, of Wood Fiber Product, operates a box shook-type cutoff saw that is equipped with a hood guard. The blade, which is actuated by a knee switch, is guarded during the cut. Employee #1's job involves taking two cuts out of a 2 by 4. The second cut leaves a small piece of wood that is normally pushed out of the danger zone/point of operation by the next piece to be cut. On this day Employee #1 used his hand to push out the cut piece. Consequently, the saw self-actuated and caught his hand. The saw actuated because sawdust had gotten in the knee switch; thus, when Employee #1 pressed it with his knee, the switch stuck open, cycled, stopped, and cycled again.

Keywords: SAWDUST, STUCK, WORK RULES, SAW, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111917688			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Sawing machine operators

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